NVIDIA
Senior FPGA Prototyping Platform Engineer
$168K–$310K
US, CA, Santa Clara · Senior · Full-time · Posted Jun 2, 2026
- Experience
- 7+ years with a BS (or equivalent experience), or 5+ years with an MS.
- Education
- BS (or equivalent experience) in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related fields; or MS.
About the job
Build, bring up, debug, and release FPGA prototypes of next-generation GPUs and SoCs on standard prototyping platforms, supporting customers and coordinating with engineering and lab teams.
What you'll do
- Run synthesis, place and route, timing analysis, and bitstream generation for FPGA prototypes.
- Bring up prototypes and debug hardware and software issues using platform diagnostics and lab equipment.
- Release prototypes to customers, provide support, and coordinate with verification, software, and lab teams.
What they ask for
- BS (or equivalent experience) in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field with 7+ years of FPGA prototyping experience, or MS with 5+ years of proven FPGA prototyping experience.
- Good understanding of FPGA prototyping hardware architecture, flows, and tools; experience with hands-on lab tasks and medium- to large-scale lab environments.
- Experience with FPGA prototyping backend flows: synthesis, P&R, and timing closure, emphasizing Synopsys Protocompiler and Xilinx Vivado.
- Hands-on experience with lab FPGA debug methodologies and tools (Identify and/or ChipScope), plus oscilloscopes and logic/protocol analyzers.
Nice to have
- Independent and collaborative debugging, rapid triage, and root-cause analysis.
- Prototyping a high-performance processor or SoC using Synopsys HAPS or FPGA platforms.
Pay
168,000 USD - 264,500 USD (base salary, Level 4); 196,000 USD - 310,500 USD (base salary, Level 5)
Tools
Synopsys Protocompiler, Xilinx Vivado, Identify, ChipScope, oscilloscopes, logic/protocol analyzers, Synopsys HAPS
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